There's a reason slip dresses are still the king of the boudoir. When your parts haphazardly slip out of a cup or a strap slips off your shoulder (and the whole thing slides onto the floor) — that's fun. Good timing! But it's a whole different story when you're walking into a grocery store to finish up your errands.
But despite that fear factor, slip dresses walk a fine line between elegant and casual that's so hard to find in a day-to-night piece, which has led many a woman to figure out how to keep things PG in a slip dress. The easiest option? A layering piece by way of a T-shirt or a thin knit underneath. Not only does it provide another layer, a base layer helps silky straps stay in place.
Click through to see how a few women have made this work.
The neckline on this dress makes for a really sexy look. But with a T-shirt, it channels that hubba-hubba vibe without the risk.
Photographed by Victoria Adamson.
Here, a nubby pullover in a similar color brings this ruffled slip dress into fall.
Photographed by Victoria Adamson.
See? One shoulder down and everything's still alright.
Photographed by Victoria Adamson.
Try a slip dress over a patterned blouse (just make sure the bodice is on the body-con side to avoid distracting puckers and poofs).
Photographed by Victoria Adamson.
If you're not super into slip dresses, this layering trick also works with tank dresses.
Photographed by Victoria Adamson.
You can pull off the same trick with a lace cami, too.
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